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Ecological momentary assessment of pelvic pain and urinary urgency variability in urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome and their association with illness impact and quality of life: Findings from the multidisciplinary approach to the study of chronic pelvic pain symptom patterns study.

Bradley A EricksonJames W GriffithGuo WenshengYou MengyingTed HermanCatherine S BradleyJ Quentin ClemensJohn T FarrarPriyanka GuptaKarl J KrederH Henry LaiBruce D NaliboffDiane K NewmanLarissa V RodriguezTheresa SpitznagleSiobhan SutcliffeSuzette E SutherlandBayley J TapleJ Richard Landis
Published in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2024)
PP variability is an independent predictor of worse QOL and more severe IIM in UCPPS participants after controlling for baseline pain severity and UU. These findings suggest alternative pain indices, such as pain variability and unpredictability, may be useful adjuncts to traditional measures of worst and average pain when assessing UCPPS treatment responses.
Keyphrases
  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • neuropathic pain
  • rectal cancer
  • risk assessment
  • early onset
  • postoperative pain
  • combination therapy
  • smoking cessation